Odell Barnes Jr.

L'association Lutte Pour la Justice (LPJ) a été créée en 1999 pour soutenir Odell Barnes Jr., jeune afro-américain condamné à mort en 1991 à Huntsville (Texas) pour un crime qu'il n'avait pas commis et exécuté le 1er mars 2000 à l'aube de ses 32 ans. En sa mémoire et à sa demande, l'association se consacre à la lutte pour l'abolition de la peine de mort aux Etats-Unis et en particulier au Texas. (voir article "Livre "La machine à tuer" de Colette Berthès en libre accès" ) : https://www.lagbd.org/images/5/50/MATlivre.pdf

samedi 22 novembre 2014

Aidons Ricky Jackson qui n'a reçu aucune compensation après 39 ans passés dans le couloir de la mort ne Ohio et innocenté

http://www.gofundme.com/rickyjackson

Ricky Jackson was sent to prison and sentenced to death in 1975 for a crime he did not commit. The only witness connecting Ricky to the crime was a 12 year old boy. The Ohio Innocence Project recently learned that the 12 year old boy was pressured by the police to identify Ricky and his two co-defendants. On Friday, the state will drop all charges after he served 39 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.

After 39 years Ricky has nothing. Your donations will be given directly to Ricky to help rebuild his life.

To find out more visit the sites below:

http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2014/11/a_free_man_ricky_jackson_to_le.html

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/11/18/ricky-jackson-to-be-released-from-prison-friday-after-39-years-of-being-wrongfully-incarcerated

Brandon Brown is a current fellow with the Ohio Innocence Project and law student at the University of Cincinnati.

This fund is administered by the Ohio Innocence Project. Again all money will be going directly to Ricky Jackson.

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